Govind Rao Khare

rdf:langString Govind Rao Khare

rdf:langString Naik Govind Rao Khare

rdf:langString Naik Govind Rao Khare

rdf:langString Ahmednagar Central Jail, Ahmednagar, British India

rdf:langString Koligarh, Ratangarh, Maratha Empire

rdf:langString Entrance of Ratangad fort

rdf:langString Bandkari

rdf:langString नाईक गोविंद राव खरे

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rdf:langString Subedar of Ratangad fort

rdf:langString Naik Govind Rao Khare (HI: नाईक गोविंद राव खरे) was the Subedar of the hill fort Ratangarh under Peshwa government in the Maratha Empire. He was born in a farmer Koli family of Maharashtra. Khare was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement who took up arms against the British rule in Maharashtra and declared the end of British rule. he was chief of the Kolis of Khare (Khade) clan and belong to the Mahadev koli family and led the rebellion from 1819 to 1830. his family was chief of the four villages and was tributary to peshwa and enjoying the Deshmukhi. In 1818, there was a war between the Maratha Empire and the British Government (Mahar Regiment ), in which the Maratha Empire was defeated, even after this Khare remained loyal to the Peshwa. After that, Khare received a proposal from the British government for the position of Subedar, but Khare declined to the proposal. After this, the government snatched the land of 12 relatives of Khare, on which they had been claiming rights since the time of Shivaji, as well as the British were doing the same with other local people, due to the reason Khare and 12 Kolis united other Kolis and joined the Khare and rebelled against government.